Lemon Goat Milk Melt & Pour Bars

Anne-Marie Faiola — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:41:19 +0000

Goatmilk is a popular soapmaking ingredient for good reason. It creates a lush lather and leaves skin feeling soft. Goat milk contains capric-caprylic triglyceride, which is a fatty acid that helps skin form a barrier to inhibit the loss of moisture. If you want to receive all the benefits of goat milk in melt and pour, the Goat Milk Melt and Pour Base is your answer. These adorable Lemon & Goat Milk Melt and Pour bars are made with the Goat Milk Melt and Pour Base, which contains 10% fresh liquid goat milk.

Lemon peel and Lemon Essential Oil give these bars a fresh smell and natural texture. Approximately 1.7 ounces per bar, the small guest size is perfect for traveling, party favors or even samples. The scored lines on the Guest Goat Milk Tray Mold make cutting the slab of soap into smaller bars easy.

What You’ll Need:
Guest Goat Milk Tray Mold
28 oz. Goat Milk Melt & Pour Base
10 mL Lemon Essential Oil
1.5 tsp. Lemon Peel
Yellow Oxide Color Block
Optional: Clean Up Tool, Droppers, 99% Isopropyl Alcohol

Click here to add everything you need for this project to your Bramble Berry shopping cart! ONE: Chop and melt 2 oz. of Goat Milk Melt & Pour base in the microwave using 10 second bursts. Because you are melting such a small amount of soap, using short bursts prevents the soap from scorching. Add shavings of the Yellow Oxide Color Block until a rich yellow color is achieved.

TWO: Spray the mold with a thin layer of 99% isopropyl alcohol. Using a dropper, drop the yellow soap into the lettering and border detail. Spraying the mold with alcohol beforehand helps the soap spread easily into the letters and borders. Spritz the top with alcohol to disperse any bubbles. Allow to fully cool and harden.
TIP: If necessary, use a Clean Up Tool to clean up any soap that has spread out of the detailing.

THREE: Chop and melt 26 oz. of Goat Milk Melt & Pour Base in the microwave using 30 second bursts. Once melted, add 10 mL of Lemon Essential Oil and use a spoon or spatula to fully mix in.

FOUR: Disperse 1.5 tsp. of Lemon Peel Powder into 1 Tbs. 99% isopropyl alcohol. Add to soap and use a spoon or spatula to fully mix in. Dispersing the powder helps avoid clumps.
FIVE: Once the soap has reached a temperature of 120-125°F, spritz the yellow soap with 99% alcohol then pour. Don’t pour the soap if it’s above 125°F, or it may melt the yellow details.

SIX: Pour the soap into the mold, and spritz the top with 99% alcohol to disperse any bubbles. Allow to fully cool and harden.

SEVEN: Once cooled, remove from the mold and use a sharp knife to cut into bars along the scored lines. Enjoy!

If your yellow details are sticking in the soap, it’s possible that you poured your second layer too cool or that you wanted too long in between layers. You just want that first layer to be hard enough to support the second layer. If the yellow details aren’t sticking, it’s okay to remelt the entire batch in 15 second increments (to prevent burning) and try again. Layers are one of the most difficult techniques in melt and pour soapmaking.

Do you enjoy goat milk in your soap? If you’d like to learn how to use goat milk in cold process, check out this Goat Milk & Oatmeal Cold Process Soap Tutorial!